About The Word Drop-off
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Drop-off
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What's The Definition Of Drop-off?
[n] a change downward; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
[n] a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" [n] a noticeable decline in performance; "the team went into a slump"; "a sudden slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in automobile sales" [v] change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures" [v] fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test" [v] get worse; "My grades are slipping" [v] retreat Synonyms | Synonyms for Drop-off: cliff | decrease | dope off | doze off | drift off | drop | drop away | drowse off | fall asleep | fall away | fall back | fall behind | falling off | falloff | flake out | lessening | lose | nod off | recede | slack | slip | slump Related Terms | Find terms related to Drop-off: abate | ablate | bate | be eaten away | buy it | cascade | cash in | cataract | check in | check out | collapse | come down | consume | consume away | corrode | crash | croak | crumble | decline | decrease | deliquesce | descend | die away | diminish | dip down | dive | dope off | down | doze off | drop | drop asleep | drop down | drowse off | dwindle | ebb | erode | fall | fall asleep | fall away | fall down | fall off | go down | go downhill | go to sleep | go west | gravitate | have it | kick in | kick off | kick the bucket | knock off | languish | lessen | let up | lose altitude | melt away | nod off | parachute | pass out | peg out | pipe off | pitch | plummet | plunge | pop off | pounce | pour down | precipitate | rain | run low | sag | settle to sleep | shove off | shrink | sink | slide | slump | step off | stoop | subside | swoop | tail off | trend downward | wane | waste | waste away | wear | wear away See Also | alteration | attrition | backslide | casualty | change | crag | decline | decline | decrease | diminish | diminution | dwindling | dwindling away | fall | formation | geological formation | geology | lapse | lessen | modification | precipice | regress | retrograde | retrogress | shrinkage | shrinking | sinking | waning | worsen | zonk out |
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